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Long Branch Council approves pavement‑restoration standards and bans cultivation of bamboo
Summary
The council adopted ordinances updating trench restoration requirements for asphalt pavement and amending the brush/weeds code to prohibit cultivating bamboo on city property subject to exemptions; both passed on second and final reading with no public speakers.
At its July 22 meeting the Long Branch City Council adopted two ordinances with minimal public comment: one (017‑26) amends chapter 297 to require final asphalt pavement restoration standards based on trench size, and another (018‑26) amends the city’s brush and weeds code to add a new article prohibiting cultivation of bamboo on private lots except where exemptions apply.
City staff said the pavement rule ties the required final surface to the size of the original trench cut in the roadway, establishing a standard for contractors and utilities performing street work. The bamboo ordinance adds bamboo to the list of regulated invasive or nuisance plants and includes stated exemptions; the transcript did not include the full text of exemptions or any penalty schedule.
Both ordinances were introduced previously and were brought forward for second and final reading on July 22; the council opened public hearings, recorded no public comments on these items, and adopted both measures by roll call vote.
